The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-13
Fork Items,

Cotton is being ginned in this section
for tho twenty eighth part.
Crawford an infant son of Mr.. w. j..
Compton, died on tho 18th ut., of cholora
infantum, sged ten months.
Prof. D. II. Russell will remain in
charge of the Townville School. The ac-
ton of the trustees and patrons Of this
school is evidence that Mr.. RusselPs ser
vices are duly appreciated.
Our farmers do not understand why the
Seneca cotton market is so far behind An
derson this season. A few years back the
cotton of this community was mostly sold
at Seneca, but latterly, and especially du-
ring the present season, Anderson has
been from one.half to three.quarters of a
cent in advance, so that the bulk of the
cotton raised in this section has been di-
rected to that market.
The Fork has no alarming amount Of
illiteracy. yet white farmer in these
parts, who has been sorely annoyed by
trespassers, has posted near to his prem
ises the following notice:
''sePtember 80, 1857.
.'i forbid eney Body a travelin this path
day or mite Black. or White. for Bid
eney Body comm in side of this paper.
in fact it is fifty boilers find fer eney Body
to come in too hundred yards OF mi
house,
We feel justified in stating that there is
growing sentiment in this part of the
County in favor of working the public
roads by taxation. The argument is SIM
pie and conclusive. It is said that there
are those that are worth ten thousand dol
lars and that have stock, wagons, and ve-
hicles on the roads almost continually,
and yet they contribute nothing towards
working them while there are others
that are worth less than FIVE hundred dol
lars and that probably have no stock at
all, that are forced to work upon the pub
lie roads at least eight days in the yeas.
About the 30th of August last rabid
dog put in appearance in the Grant neigh
borhood, three miles west of Townville,
biting every thing with which it came in
contact. The alarm being given, the dog
with others bitten was promptly despatch
ed. However, before it was killed it had
bitten valuable horse belonging to Mr.
Benjamin ,Hix and also fine mule be-
longing to Mr.. James Bates. During the
last few days both the horse and mule
died in violent paroxysms, showing un-
mistakable signs of hydrophobia, being
probably the first wei! authenticated case
of the dreadful disease ever reported from
this community.
Primus Parks, an aged colored man in
this community, holds notes against his
former master, the late Col. Thomas
Parks, amounting to FIVE or six hundred
dollars. These notes were given by Col.
Parks for money borrowed from his faith
full old slave more than g quarter of
century ago, and are SO crisp with age
and soiled by use, that they are barely
legible. He made the money, as he says,
"working patches on nights and Sundays
way back TO- do war, and lent 1t to Mars
Tom" Uncle Primus is strictly honest,
and enjoys the distinction of being in
every respect trustworthy. he certainly
deserves better treatment than he has re.
ceived at somebody's hands.
We would say in conclusion, Mr.. Edi-
tor, that it is deplorable fact that whis-
ky is still retailed in your city. We are
informed that those addicted to the use of
intoxicants can readily obtain it; and
even boys and negroes that carry cotton
to your market from this section, often re-
turn intoxicated. Who is responsible for
this state of affairs? It certainly indi-
Gates very low status of loyalty to the
municipal government, and, though we
are unable to fix the guiltupon any one,
the fact that the violation is the work of
whiskey men, is evidently apparent. We
guess it will be hurled at you at your
next election as clincher in favor of
license. b.